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What’s Behind Poland’s Sudden Change of Heart About China?
Beijing seems to have found an unlikely new friend in Europe as Poland pivots its foreign policy outlook. While the relationship between the two nations underwent a rocky period of mutual distrust, Warsaw now…
How China Policy Challenges the German Greens
This article is part of a series of articles authored by young, aspiring China scholars under the Future CHOICE initiative. Despite some recent turbulence, the Greens look set to shake up the German political status…
China’s Aims and Opportunities in Afghanistan Amidst America’s Exit
China fears the repercussions associated with the looming US withdrawal from Afghanistan as a rise of extremism in the country could spread and threaten Beijing’s key positions in Xinjiang and Central Asia. However, America’s…
What’s Left in the West: China’s Short and Long-term Gains in Italy
This article is the first of a series of articles authored by young, aspiring China scholars under the Future CHOICE initiative. As the first European country hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, Italy has clearly…
Hungary’s China Policy Might Be In For a Seismic Shift
This article was originally published in The Diplomat. It was stunning to many observers seeing pictures from Hungary of thousands of people marching in the streets protesting the government plan to build the overseas…
China’s ‘Digital Silk Road’ Enters the Western Balkans
The Digital Silk Road (DSR), an important component of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), is an increasingly scrutinized aspect of China’s foreign policy toolbox that combines the efforts of the Chinese government and…
Voice for CHOICE #9: Tackling Human Rights Issues in China Policy with Eyck Freymann
Human rights are increasingly taking center stage in Sino-European relations, supplanting the economic impacts that had previously held primacy.
CAI and the Fate of the China-Germany-CEE Industrial Triangle
Central Europe cannot sleepwalk into the CAI without a proper debate. German investments in China may negatively affect the beneficial status quo of Germany-CEE economic integration. “What is good for German automakers is good…
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fishy Promises
CEE-China cooperation could be quite different after Lithuania’s withdrawal from the 17+1 platform. As Prostetnic Vogon Jeltz and his crew of demolition spaceships were nearing Earth to make space for a galactic bypass, the…
China Seeks to Boost its Role in the Arctic
As of late, China has increased its engagement within the Arctic region. Natural resources, as well as new, trans-oceanic trade routes motivate Beijing to seek larger space for itself. As the region is effectively…
Czechia: A Case Study of China’s Changing Overseas Propaganda Efforts
This article originally appeared in The Diplomat. As China steps up its efforts to manage global opinions, it increasingly customizes its message to local audiences, including via cooperation with disinformation outlets. Notably, as thoroughly explored…
China’s Soft Power Debacle in Eastern Europe
This article was originally published by International Politics and Society. The article is also available in Russian. Over the past ten years, China’s growing power, as well as its increasing geopolitical engagement has become…